http://www.3dmojo.com Thoughts on Product Information Everyware Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:37:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en ©3DVIA editor@3dmojo.com (3DVIA) editor@3dmojo.com(3DVIA) 1440 technical documentation, CAD reuse, technical illustration, animation Thoughts on Product Information Everyware Thoughts on Product Information Everyware 3DVIA 3DVIA editor@3dmojo.com No no http://www.3dmojo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/icon-composer-orange-144x144.gif http://www.3dmojo.com 144 144 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/460133320/ http://www.3dmojo.com/service-procedures/taira-promote-deploys-3dvia-composer-and-3dvia-virtools/2008/11/20/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:36:32 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=785 http://www.3dmojo.com/service-procedures/taira-promote-deploys-3dvia-composer-and-3dvia-virtools/2008/11/20/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/service-procedures/taira-promote-deploys-3dvia-composer-and-3dvia-virtools/2008/11/20/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/437970858/ http://www.3dmojo.com/service-procedures/3dvia-your-ipod-81-3dvia-player-activex/2008/10/31/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:24 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=781 http://www.3dmojo.com/service-procedures/3dvia-your-ipod-81-3dvia-player-activex/2008/10/31/feed/ 11:02 In about 10 minutes, you will see how to embed the 3DVIA Player into PowerPoint, and learn how to setup an interactive 3D presentation. By ... In about 10 minutes, you will see how to embed the 3DVIA Player into PowerPoint, and learn how to setup an interactive 3D presentation. By simplifying the 3DVIA Player interface and creating buttons to access only the most desired functionality, a custom and fully interactive application can be created: one that is designed for a specific set of users with a specific set of functionality. And the best part is that everything you see in this podcast is 100% free as part of the 3DVIA Composer system! nbsp; Service,procedures,,Tips,and,Tricks 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/service-procedures/3dvia-your-ipod-81-3dvia-player-activex/2008/10/31/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/781/0/81-PlayerActiveX.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/430442658/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-composer-sessions-at-coe-aero/2008/10/24/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:01:30 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=780 http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-composer-sessions-at-coe-aero/2008/10/24/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-composer-sessions-at-coe-aero/2008/10/24/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/419910068/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-composer-sessions-at-coe-auto/2008/10/13/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:55:43 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=779 http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-composer-sessions-at-coe-auto/2008/10/13/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-composer-sessions-at-coe-auto/2008/10/13/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/413448187/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad-reuse/acqualux-drains-wasted-time-out-of-shower-design-with-solidworks-and-3dvia/2008/10/07/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:29:20 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=778 http://www.3dmojo.com/cad-reuse/acqualux-drains-wasted-time-out-of-shower-design-with-solidworks-and-3dvia/2008/10/07/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad-reuse/acqualux-drains-wasted-time-out-of-shower-design-with-solidworks-and-3dvia/2008/10/07/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/403716114/ http://www.3dmojo.com/acrobat-3d/3dvia-your-ipod-80-custom-pdf-templates/2008/09/26/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:03 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=776 http://www.3dmojo.com/acrobat-3d/3dvia-your-ipod-80-custom-pdf-templates/2008/09/26/feed/ 2:34 If you have ever wanted to publish Composer content to a PDF, and wanted to change the look of the resulting PDF file, this is ... If you have ever wanted to publish Composer content to a PDF, and wanted to change the look of the resulting PDF file, this is the podcast episode you have been waiting for! Again it was Jonathan who showed me a great idea: use a familiar tool like Word or PowerPoint to build the layout of your desired PDF template, then convert it to a PDF. Then it is a simple matter to use Adobe Acrobat to indicate where Composer should embed the 3D content. Then Presto! Your Composer data can now be easily embedded into your customized PDF file. Acrobat,3D,,Tips,and,Tricks 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/acrobat-3d/3dvia-your-ipod-80-custom-pdf-templates/2008/09/26/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/776/0/custom-PDF-templates.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/397789228/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/tips-n-tricks/3dvia-your-ipod-79-using-3dvia-sync-to-keep-content-up-to-date/2008/09/19/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:08:34 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=774 http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/tips-n-tricks/3dvia-your-ipod-79-using-3dvia-sync-to-keep-content-up-to-date/2008/09/19/feed/ 5:40 A couple of weeks ago, Jonathan showed me an interesting way to use 3DVIA Sync to keep your .smg files up-to-date. I had never seen ... A couple of weeks ago, Jonathan showed me an interesting way to use 3DVIA Sync to keep your .smg files up-to-date. I had never seen Sync used in exactly this way, and I am happy to pass along this great tip to you. What makes this podcast so interesting is that the .smg file has information about its source CAD data; so it is as simple as asking the .smg file to update itself, and Sync takes care of the rest. Tips,and,Tricks 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/tips-n-tricks/3dvia-your-ipod-79-using-3dvia-sync-to-keep-content-up-to-date/2008/09/19/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/774/0/3DVIA-Sync-update.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/390602817/ http://www.3dmojo.com/technical-illustration/3dvia-your-ipod-78-linked-vector-images/2008/09/12/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:00:24 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=772 http://www.3dmojo.com/technical-illustration/3dvia-your-ipod-78-linked-vector-images/2008/09/12/feed/ 2:26 In Markus' third installment, watch how he creates interactive 2D documents by using the linking ability in 3DVIA Composer. We know that not every use ... In Markus' third installment, watch how he creates interactive 2D documents by using the linking ability in 3DVIA Composer. We know that not every use case can utilize interactive 3D documents. Many times you still need traditional 2D output, and you can see how easy it is with 3DVIA Composer to create hotspots in the output so that you can create a series of wonderfully connected 2D technical illustrations. Thanks Markus, this is a great tip! Technical,illustration,,Tips,and,Tricks,,auf,Deutsch 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/technical-illustration/3dvia-your-ipod-78-linked-vector-images/2008/09/12/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/772/0/3DVC_create_linked_vector-output-EN.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/378019344/ http://www.3dmojo.com/3dvia/3dvia-your-ipod-77-grouped-boms/2008/08/29/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:00:29 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=769 http://www.3dmojo.com/3dvia/3dvia-your-ipod-77-grouped-boms/2008/08/29/feed/ 1:53 Markus is back this week as our guest podcaster, with another great tip for 3DVIA Composer. This time he explains how to easily create indented ... Markus is back this week as our guest podcaster, with another great tip for 3DVIA Composer. This time he explains how to easily create indented or grouped BOM id's for your sub-assemblies. The podcast has been produced in both English and German formats. Thanks Markus! 3DVIA,,Tips,and,Tricks,,auf,Deutsch 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/3dvia/3dvia-your-ipod-77-grouped-boms/2008/08/29/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/769/0/3DVC_grouped_BOM.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/375571569/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-composer-hotfix-now-available/2008/08/26/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:26:23 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=765 http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-composer-hotfix-now-available/2008/08/26/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-composer-hotfix-now-available/2008/08/26/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/365617916/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-76-automatic-layout-positioning-and-project-mode-english-version/2008/08/15/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:00:57 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=762 http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-76-automatic-layout-positioning-and-project-mode-english-version/2008/08/15/feed/ 2:54 This week I would like to welcome a guest podcaster from SolidWorks Germany,nbsp; Markus Koechl, who not only brings us a great tip, but also ... This week I would like to welcome a guest podcaster from SolidWorks Germany,nbsp; Markus Koechl, who not only brings us a great tip, but also brought us our very first German-language podcast last week! Today Markus demonstrates how to use 3DVIA Composer to import CAD sub-assemblies and have them automatically and properly positioned relative to other sub-assemblies. This powerful ability allows massive assemblies -- along with multi-CAD assemblies -- to be broken up and easily imported into 3DVIA Composer. You may never have seen the full assembly before, or may not even have the full assembly at all, and now you can bring all of the data together into a high-performing 3DVIA Composer environment for repurposing into 2D and 3D documentation. Markus also describes the "Project Mode" of 3DVIA Composer, and cites some of the benefits of using this mode. Many thanks to Markus for this excellent example! If you have ideas, like these, for future 3DVIA Composer podcast episodes, please let us know! CAD,,CAD,reuse,,SolidWorks,,Tips,and,Tricks 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-76-automatic-layout-positioning-and-project-mode-english-version/2008/08/15/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/762/0/3DVC_automate_layout_positioning-en.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/359362787/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-76-automatic-layout-positioning-and-project-mode/2008/08/08/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:00:12 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=766 http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-76-automatic-layout-positioning-and-project-mode/2008/08/08/feed/ 2:54 Our very first German post and podcast! Diese Woche begruuml;szlig;e ich herzlich Markus Koechl von SolidWorks Deutschland, der uns mit seinem podcast nicht nur einen groszlig;artigen ... Our very first German post and podcast! Diese Woche begruuml;szlig;e ich herzlich Markus Koechl von SolidWorks Deutschland, der uns mit seinem podcast nicht nur einen groszlig;artigen Beitrag, sondern auch den ersten Beitrag in deutscher Sprache zur Verfuuml;gung stellt! Markus wird uns heute zeigen, wie man mit 3DVIA Composer CAD Sub-Assemblies importiert und sie automatisch und an der richtigen Stelle im Verhauml;ltnis zu anderen Unterbaugruppen positioniert. Damit kouml;nnen groszlig;e Baugruppen, zusammen mit Multi CAD Assemblies, sehr leicht aufgeteilt und in 3DVIA Composer importiert werden. Vielleicht haben Sie die gesamte Baugruppe nie zuvor gesehen oder als Datensatz vorliegen gehabt; dennoch sind sie jetzt in der Lage alle einzelnen Daten in 3DVIA Composer in hoher Performance zusammenzubringen, um sie fuuml;r 2D oder 3D Dokumentationen weiterzuverwenden. Markus beschreibt auch den bdquo;Projekt Modusldquo; von 3DVIA Composer und zeigt dabei den wesentlichen Nutzen seiner Verwendung auf. Vielen Dank an Markus fuuml;r dieses exzellente Beispiel! Sollten Sie auml;hnliche Ideen fuuml;r zukuuml;nftige 3DVIA Composer Podcast Beitrauml;ge haben, dann lassen Sie es uns bitte wissen! CAD,,CAD,reuse,,Tips,and,Tricks,,auf,Deutsch 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-76-automatic-layout-positioning-and-project-mode/2008/08/08/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/766/0/3DVC_automate_layout_positioning-de.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/357779256/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/customers-speak-out/2008/08/06/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:33:41 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=763 http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/customers-speak-out/2008/08/06/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/customers-speak-out/2008/08/06/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/352547664/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-75-really-fast-ballooning/2008/08/01/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:01:42 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=760 http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-75-really-fast-ballooning/2008/08/01/feed/ 4:32 This week, Tod continues to build out his technical illustration that he started last week. He covers several options for ballooning the illustration, and then ... This week, Tod continues to build out his technical illustration that he started last week. He covers several options for ballooning the illustration, and then outputs the view to line art format. Watch closely as he performs the following: Sets up the default balloon widthC Creates Bill Of Material id's for different levels of the assembly Creates BOM id's using part names and meta properties Controls the how the balloons are aligned Quickly changes the styling of the balloons Updates a view with his changes Outputs the view to an interactive line art (CGM4 or SVG) while controlling the desired line weights of outlines, silhouettes, and shadows It takes Tod less then 5 minutes to cover these topics and generate a fully interactive technical illustration. And if that isn't fast enough, it would take him less than 30 seconds if he wasn't providing the instructions! Now think about how much more productive your technical illustrators could be if they were using 3DVIA Composer... 3DVIA,,CAD,,Podcasts,,Technical,illustration,,Tips,and,Tricks 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-75-really-fast-ballooning/2008/08/01/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/760/0/3DVIAComposer-balloons.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/375573688/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/ibm-is-now-selling-3dvia-composer/2008/07/30/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:52:05 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=753 http://www.3dmojo.com/news/ibm-is-now-selling-3dvia-composer/2008/07/30/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/ibm-is-now-selling-3dvia-composer/2008/07/30/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/349089500/ http://www.3dmojo.com/in-the-news/bernard-charles-on-cnn/2008/07/29/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:30:20 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=752 http://www.3dmojo.com/in-the-news/bernard-charles-on-cnn/2008/07/29/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/in-the-news/bernard-charles-on-cnn/2008/07/29/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/346024935/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad-reuse/3dvia-your-ipod-74-really-fast-exploded-views/2008/07/25/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:12:17 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=748 http://www.3dmojo.com/cad-reuse/3dvia-your-ipod-74-really-fast-exploded-views/2008/07/25/feed/ 5:53 Have you ever spent hours to create a complicated exploded view, with thrust lines and callouts, only to have to re-do it when engineering makes ... Have you ever spent hours to create a complicated exploded view, with thrust lines and callouts, only to have to re-do it when engineering makes a change on you? This week, Tod Cruikshank shows us how to quickly create exploded views for technical illustrations. While in animation mode, he uses an innovative set of 3DVIA Composer functions to complete his demonstration. In particular he: uses "associative paths" to create jagged thrust lines in one easy step; uses a combination of assembly motion and part motion to create those thrust lines; moves one part in an assembly, and then quickly applies that placement to other selected parts; creates convenient hot keys to further increase the pace of his work. When I first saw this technique, I was blown away at how fast these illustrations can be created. I hope you are just as amazed when you watch this week's podcast. If you are looking to reduce your time to market, use 3DVIA Composer to speed up your technical illustration process! CAD,reuse,,Podcasts,,Technical,illustration,,Tips,and,Tricks 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/cad-reuse/3dvia-your-ipod-74-really-fast-exploded-views/2008/07/25/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/748/0/3DVIAComposer-exploded-illustrations.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/343905496/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/bernard-charles-a-coeur-ouvert-sur-bfm/2008/07/23/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:41:44 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/?p=747 http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/bernard-charles-a-coeur-ouvert-sur-bfm/2008/07/23/feed/ 34:20 BFM : Les sagas du pouvoir 2008 Le rendez-vous incontournable des acteurs de l'eacute;conomie et de la politique. Lrsquo;eacute;mission propose des interviews sans concession drsquo;hommes et ... BFM : Les sagas du pouvoir 2008 Le rendez-vous incontournable des acteurs de l'eacute;conomie et de la politique. Lrsquo;eacute;mission propose des interviews sans concession drsquo;hommes et de femmes qui font la Une de lrsquo;actualiteacute;. Eacute;couter les Sagas du Pouvoir, crsquo;est aussi prendre le temps de dialoguer avec des inviteacute;s qursquo;ils soient hommes politiques, ou grands patrons. Voici l'enregistrement de l'eacute;mission avec Bernard Charlegrave;s. In,the,News,,PLM,,Podcasts,,en,francais 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/bernard-charles-a-coeur-ouvert-sur-bfm/2008/07/23/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/747/0/charles_bfm.mp3 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/333056616/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-73-enovia-smarteam-integration-part-3/2008/07/11/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:13:54 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-73-enovia-smarteam-integration-part-3/2008/07/11/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-73-enovia-smarteam-integration-part-3/2008/07/11/feed/ 4:39 Here is yet another in-depth demonstration of a 3DVIA Composer integration to ENOVIA SmarTeam. This time you will see 3DVIA Sync Integration, 3DVIA Composer, CATIA, ... Here is yet another in-depth demonstration of a 3DVIA Composer integration to ENOVIA SmarTeam. This time you will see 3DVIA Sync Integration, 3DVIA Composer, CATIA, and ENOVIA SmarTeam all comimg together to create a very robust environment for creating, managing, and updating 3D animated content. The example will show how SmarTeam meta data can be integrated into the 3DVIA Composer content, how the 3DVIA Composer file can be managed and updated bynbsp;SmarTeam, and how CATIA modifications to the product structure can be automatically propagated into 3DVIA Composer. Thanks again to Evgeniy Fedotov for the great sample integration and video. 3DVIA,,CAD,,CADandPLM,,CATIA,,PLM,,Podcasts 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-73-enovia-smarteam-integration-part-3/2008/07/11/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/734/0/3DVC-ST-integration-part3.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/330146345/ http://www.3dmojo.com/in-the-news/3dvia-featured-in-time-magazine/2008/07/08/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:26:03 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/in-the-news/3dvia-featured-in-time-magazine/2008/07/08/ http://www.3dmojo.com/in-the-news/3dvia-featured-in-time-magazine/2008/07/08/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/in-the-news/3dvia-featured-in-time-magazine/2008/07/08/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/321384578/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-72-enovia-smarteam-integration-part-2/2008/06/27/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:05:27 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-72-enovia-smarteam-integration-part-2/2008/06/27/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-72-enovia-smarteam-integration-part-2/2008/06/27/feed/ 0:47 nbsp; Back in Episode #64, you saw a great example of the power of 3DVIA Sync Integration and the ease and speednbsp;by which a SmarTeam integration ... nbsp; Back in Episode #64, you saw a great example of the power of 3DVIA Sync Integration and the ease and speednbsp;by which a SmarTeam integration can be built. This podcast shows another example of integrating 3DVIA Composer into ENOVIA SmarTeam, in particular the ability to update Composer data with meta data modifications. The combination of Composer's XML structure, associative labels that reflect current meta data values, and the ability to tie it all together into SmarTeam provides exceptionally robust capabilities for just about any customer-specific integration requirement. CAD,,CADandPLM,,CATIA,,PLM,,Podcasts 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-72-enovia-smarteam-integration-part-2/2008/06/27/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/719/0/3DVC-ST-integration-part2.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/316820991/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-composer-v6r2009-is-released/2008/06/21/#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:37:53 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-composer-v6r2009-is-released/2008/06/21/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-composer-v6r2009-is-released/2008/06/21/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-composer-v6r2009-is-released/2008/06/21/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/311554487/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/tips-n-tricks/3dvia-your-ipod-71-standard-icons-from-xype/2008/06/13/#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:29:30 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/tips-n-tricks/3dvia-your-ipod-71-standard-icons-from-xype/2008/06/13/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/tips-n-tricks/3dvia-your-ipod-71-standard-icons-from-xype/2008/06/13/feed/ 3:30 Here is a great sample given to us from Richard Hale of Xype. The effective use of standard icons is prevalent in this example, and ... Here is a great sample given to us from Richard Hale of Xype. The effective use of standard icons is prevalent in this example, and is used to ensure efficient information transfer from the author to the consumer of the data. Standardized icons and symbols ensure that the end user has a consistent visual aid to accompany the animated procedure. The icons can also be used as "hotspots" or links to provide an enhanced level of interactivity with the 3D document. Thanks to Richard for sharing this sample and for showcasing how a simple standarization can further enhance the learning curve to add coherence and reliability for all parties involved. If you have a sample tip, technique, or just want to share what you are doing, please drop us an email at editor@3dmojo.com. And please feel free to share your ideas in the "Share It" forum. Tips,and,Tricks 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/tips-n-tricks/3dvia-your-ipod-71-standard-icons-from-xype/2008/06/13/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/716/0/xype-sample.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/310394674/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/see-3dvia-composer-at-devcon-2008/2008/06/11/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:07:49 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/news/see-3dvia-composer-at-devcon-2008/2008/06/11/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/see-3dvia-composer-at-devcon-2008/2008/06/11/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/see-3dvia-composer-at-devcon-2008/2008/06/11/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/309307011/ http://www.3dmojo.com/3dvia/fun-of-use/2008/06/10/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:14:41 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/3dvia/fun-of-use/2008/06/10/ http://www.3dmojo.com/3dvia/fun-of-use/2008/06/10/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/3dvia/fun-of-use/2008/06/10/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/305767351/ http://www.3dmojo.com/competition/technology-asset-yard-sale/2008/06/05/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:49:12 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/competition/technology-asset-yard-sale/2008/06/05/ http://www.3dmojo.com/competition/technology-asset-yard-sale/2008/06/05/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/competition/technology-asset-yard-sale/2008/06/05/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/299491219/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-composer-to-be-featured-at-enovia-customer-conference-europe/2008/05/26/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 02:58:06 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/plm/3dvia-composer-to-be-featured-at-enovia-customer-conference-europe/2008/05/26/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-composer-to-be-featured-at-enovia-customer-conference-europe/2008/05/26/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-composer-to-be-featured-at-enovia-customer-conference-europe/2008/05/26/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/291382751/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-70-simulating-fluid-flow-in-a-tube/2008/05/15/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 03:20:26 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-70-simulating-fluid-flow-in-a-tube/2008/05/15/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-70-simulating-fluid-flow-in-a-tube/2008/05/15/feed/ 3:16 nbsp; If you have ever wanted to simulate fluid flowing through a tube or filling up a bottle, this week's podcast is a must-see. Tod Cruikshank, ... nbsp; If you have ever wanted to simulate fluid flowing through a tube or filling up a bottle, this week's podcast is a must-see. Tod Cruikshank, one of our 3DVIA Composer AEs, walks us through a couple of very interesting methods to produce a remarkable result. Thanks to Tod for sharing his technique. And many thanks to Sentry Equipment for allowing us to use their data in this podcast. If you have developed an animation trick that you would like to share with us, email me at editor@3dmojo.com and maybe you can be our next guest podcaster! Podcasts 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-70-simulating-fluid-flow-in-a-tube/2008/05/15/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/704/0/3DVIA-Composer-fluid-animation.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/289844843/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad-reuse/content-creation-or-content-management/2008/05/13/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 18:11:17 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/cad-reuse/content-creation-or-content-management/2008/05/13/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad-reuse/content-creation-or-content-management/2008/05/13/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad-reuse/content-creation-or-content-management/2008/05/13/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/284851112/ http://www.3dmojo.com/3dvia/beware-the-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/2008/05/06/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 19:29:34 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/3dvia/beware-the-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/2008/05/06/ http://www.3dmojo.com/3dvia/beware-the-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/2008/05/06/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/3dvia/beware-the-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/2008/05/06/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/276592144/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-composer-to-be-featured-at-enovia-americas-customer-conference/2008/04/23/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:56:27 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-composer-to-be-featured-at-enovia-americas-customer-conference/2008/04/23/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-composer-to-be-featured-at-enovia-americas-customer-conference/2008/04/23/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-composer-to-be-featured-at-enovia-americas-customer-conference/2008/04/23/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/273574827/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-69-compound-motion-paths/2008/04/19/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:04:32 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-69-compound-motion-paths/2008/04/19/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-69-compound-motion-paths/2008/04/19/feed/ 3:20 nbsp; Back in podcast episode #44,nbsp;you saw how easy it was to create complicated motion paths using the simplenbsp;technique of combining assembly movements with part movements. Yesterday ... nbsp; Back in podcast episode #44,nbsp;you saw how easy it was to create complicated motion paths using the simplenbsp;technique of combining assembly movements with part movements. Yesterday I was browsing the 3dmojo forum, and I found a very good question posted by 3DComposter (clever and humorous username, by the way!). I thought the answer to this question would make a perfect podcast episode -- how you can create a complicated motion path using very simple techniques. Enjoy this podcast episode, and please feel free to continue posting questions to the forum. And if you have created any of your own interesting animation techniques, please feel free to share them with us by posting them directly into our forum under the "Share It" thread. CAD,,Podcasts,,Service,procedures 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-69-compound-motion-paths/2008/04/19/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/688/0/3DVIA-Compound-Motion.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/270999685/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-composer-to-be-featured-at-the-coe-plm-conference/2008/04/15/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:02:39 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-composer-to-be-featured-at-the-coe-plm-conference/2008/04/15/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-composer-to-be-featured-at-the-coe-plm-conference/2008/04/15/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-composer-to-be-featured-at-the-coe-plm-conference/2008/04/15/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/268798816/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-68-dewoitine-d520-animated/2008/04/12/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:42:06 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-68-dewoitine-d520-animated/2008/04/12/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-68-dewoitine-d520-animated/2008/04/12/feed/ 3:02 You may recall the Dewoitine D520 example that Laurent BEAUVAIS had created in 3DVIA Composer. Mr. BEAUVAIS had done a fantastic job of creating all ... You may recall the Dewoitine D520 example that Laurent BEAUVAIS had created in 3DVIA Composer. Mr. BEAUVAIS had done a fantastic job of creating all of the views needed to show how to assemble the model plane -- and this podcast episode will show you how easy it is to reuse those views and build an animation from them. 3DVIA Composer is all about giving you manynbsp;ways to reuse and leverage your content, so that you can get your job done more quickly than ever before. CAD,,CAD,reuse,,Podcasts 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-your-ipod-68-dewoitine-d520-animated/2008/04/12/http://www.3dmojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/3dvia-composer-views-to-timeline.wmv http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/267271802/ http://www.3dmojo.com/technical-illustration/tech-writers-unite/2008/04/09/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:30:51 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/technical-illustration/tech-writers-unite/2008/04/09/ http://www.3dmojo.com/technical-illustration/tech-writers-unite/2008/04/09/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/technical-illustration/tech-writers-unite/2008/04/09/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/264122533/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-67-selective-decimation/2008/04/04/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:55:44 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-67-selective-decimation/2008/04/04/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-67-selective-decimation/2008/04/04/feed/ 2:25 If you have ever wanted to take your 3DVIA Composer file and maximize the performance while reducing file size and maintaining important details, this week's ... If you have ever wanted to take your 3DVIA Composer file and maximize the performance while reducing file size and maintaining important details, this week's podcast is a must-see. Watch and learn how in 2 minutes, you can selectively control what components to optimize and what componets to maintain at anbsp;high level of detail -- all while reducing the file size of the overall model. Now you can not only take advantage of the industry-leading performance of 3DVIA Composer,nbsp;you can even take it a few steps further. This kind of flexibility and control is yet another ofnbsp;the plethora of amazing capabilities and benefits contained within 3DVIA Composer. Podcasts 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-67-selective-decimation/2008/04/04/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/679/0/3DVIA-decimation.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/262174003/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/see-3dvia-composer-at-coe/2008/04/01/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:56:55 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/news/see-3dvia-composer-at-coe/2008/04/01/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/see-3dvia-composer-at-coe/2008/04/01/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/see-3dvia-composer-at-coe/2008/04/01/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/259784591/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-66-intelligent-views-part-2/2008/03/28/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:25:48 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-66-intelligent-views-part-2/2008/03/28/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-66-intelligent-views-part-2/2008/03/28/feed/ 6:06 Watch this podcast to see how, in 6 minutes, you can use the capabilities of Intelligent Views and Events to create an extremely interactive 3D ... Watch this podcast to see how, in 6 minutes, you can use the capabilities of Intelligent Views and Events to create an extremely interactive 3D document. It is yet another example of the elegant power inherent with 3DVIA Composer. 3DVIA,,Podcasts 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-66-intelligent-views-part-2/2008/03/28/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/670/0/intelligent-views-2.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/259061347/ http://www.3dmojo.com/enfrancais/industrie-2008/2008/03/27/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:54:31 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/enfrancais/industrie-2008/2008/03/27/ http://www.3dmojo.com/enfrancais/industrie-2008/2008/03/27/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/enfrancais/industrie-2008/2008/03/27/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/257717337/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/upcoming-webinar/2008/03/25/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:18:03 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/in-the-news/upcoming-webinar/2008/03/25/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/upcoming-webinar/2008/03/25/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/upcoming-webinar/2008/03/25/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/255315670/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-65-intelligent-views-part-1/2008/03/20/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:30:25 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-65-intelligent-views-part-1/2008/03/20/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-65-intelligent-views-part-1/2008/03/20/feed/ 2:37 nbsp; Many of you have seen how easy it is to create views with 3DVIA Composer. Watch this podcast episode to learn how to create "intelligent ... nbsp; Many of you have seen how easy it is to create views with 3DVIA Composer. Watch this podcast episode to learn how to create "intelligent views." If you have ever wanted to capture only a sub-set of information for a particular view -- such as the camera, or a part's position and color -- and then apply that information to another view, you can easily do this with intelligent views. This is yet another great feature of 3DVIA Composer that makes it extremely powerfulnbsp;and functional,nbsp;yet wonderfully easy to use. 3DVIA,,Podcasts 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-65-intelligent-views-part-1/2008/03/20/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/662/0/intelligent-view-1.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/253844583/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/evolution-or-revolution/2008/03/18/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:22:07 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/evolution-or-revolution/2008/03/18/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/evolution-or-revolution/2008/03/18/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/evolution-or-revolution/2008/03/18/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/249585456/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/upcoming-swedish-webinars/2008/03/11/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:16:45 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/news/upcoming-swedish-webinars/2008/03/11/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/upcoming-swedish-webinars/2008/03/11/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/upcoming-swedish-webinars/2008/03/11/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/247216914/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-you-ipod-64-enovia-smarteam-integration-sample/2008/03/07/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:46:53 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-you-ipod-64-enovia-smarteam-integration-sample/2008/03/07/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-you-ipod-64-enovia-smarteam-integration-sample/2008/03/07/feed/ 5:37 We are often asked about whether 3DVIA Composer can be integrated into a PDM or PLM system. The answer, of course, is a resounding "yes". ... We are often asked about whether 3DVIA Composer can be integrated into a PDM or PLM system. The answer, of course, is a resounding "yes". With the power of 3DVIA Sync Integration and our open XML architecture, our customers have been able to create very robust integrations to their business systems such as Agile, SmarTeam, ENOVIA VPM, and many others. And the best part is thatnbsp;they were able to complete those integrations very quickly. Jonathan RIONDETnbsp;was in Dassault Systegrave;mes Russia last week andnbsp;had the chance to meet Evgeniy FEDOTOV, one of the application engineers for ENOVIAnbsp;SmarTeam. To prove how easy it is to integrate 3DVIA Composer into SmarTeam, he was able to insert our free 3DVIA Player ActiveX control into SmarTeam, to enable 3DVIA Player as the viewer for SmarTeam.nbsp;He was then able tonbsp;create a batch update command using 3DVIA Sync Integration, and even create this amazing demonstration of the integrated capabilities. This podcast episodenbsp;shows how CATIA and 3DVIA Composer content is not only managed within SmarTeam, but it demonstrates that as the CATIA data is modified into a new release, the 3DVIA Composer content is automatically updated by SmarTeam. And if that isn't enough to get you excited, how about this: this integration was completed in less than 1 hour! Many thanks to Mr. Fedotov for preparing this example. (Note: Updated March 7, 2008 @ 12:00 EST) CAD,,CADandPLM,,PLM,,Podcasts 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/3dvia-you-ipod-64-enovia-smarteam-integration-sample/2008/03/07/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/web/653/1/3DVIA-SmarTeam.avi http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/245491816/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/ancient-references/2008/03/04/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:50:06 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/ancient-references/2008/03/04/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/ancient-references/2008/03/04/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/ancient-references/2008/03/04/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/243354851/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-63-solidworks-heard/2008/02/29/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:00:01 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-63-solidworks-heard/2008/02/29/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-63-solidworks-heard/2008/02/29/feed/ 22:40 This week I am pleased to bring to you a podcast from solidworksheard.com, a site dedicated to providing tips, tricks, tutorials, or tech news on ... This week I am pleased to bring to you a podcast from solidworksheard.com, a site dedicated to providing tips, tricks, tutorials, or tech news on all things SolidWorks.nbsp; In this episode, Lou Gallonbsp;offers his expert opinions and insightsnbsp;after taking a 3DVIA Composer training class. He discusses what the product does and how it fits into the SolidWorks family of products. He explains why 3DVIA Composer is not a "replacement" to existing tools, but is a wonderful compliment to help bridge the gap between CAD tools and documentation layout and publishing tools. Lou also talks about the other modules of 3DVIA Composer, and highlights some examples and use cases as to when you would need to use them and what value they will bring. And my favorite part comes at the end of the podcast -- when you will hear Lou say how much he liked using the software. It's yet another echo of what we hear from so many users, and is something of which we are very proud: our users love using 3DVIA Composer and how much productivity it brings to their everyday activities. In,the,News,,Podcasts 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-63-solidworks-heard/2008/02/29/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/646/0/SWH-EP141.mp3 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/240830138/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/visualization-is-not-enough/2008/02/25/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:34:45 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/visualization-is-not-enough/2008/02/25/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/visualization-is-not-enough/2008/02/25/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/visualization-is-not-enough/2008/02/25/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/239483912/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-62-custom-rendering/2008/02/22/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:24:19 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-62-custom-rendering/2008/02/22/ http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-62-custom-rendering/2008/02/22/feed/ 1:24 nbsp; This week, Christophe Delfino demonstrates a new capability that was released with 3DVIA Composer V6R1. If you have ever wanted the ability to control the ... nbsp; This week, Christophe Delfino demonstrates a new capability that was released with 3DVIA Composer V6R1. If you have ever wanted the ability to control the rendering mode on a per-part basis, we were listening.nbsp;With "custom rendering" mode in V6R1,nbsp;you can now create views thatnbsp;mix some parts in silhouette mode and some parts in shaded mode, or anything in between. Watch Christophe select parts, create content, and adjust the rendering displays of that content in under 90 seconds. It is yet another impressive and extremely usable functionality of 3DVIA Composer designed to further improve clarity and communication, and demonstrates our continued commitment to provide customer-requested enhancements. If you would like to request a subject for a future podcast episode, please add your suggestions to this post. 3DVIA,,Podcasts 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/podcasts/3dvia-your-ipod-62-custom-rendering/2008/02/22/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/642/0/3DVIA-Composer-Multi-rendering.m4v http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/237212736/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/dewoitine-d520-in-3dvia-composer/2008/02/18/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:29:54 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/dewoitine-d520-in-3dvia-composer/2008/02/18/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/dewoitine-d520-in-3dvia-composer/2008/02/18/feed/ http://www.3dmojo.com/cad/dewoitine-d520-in-3dvia-composer/2008/02/18/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3DMojo/~3/233205538/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-your-ipod-61-new-3dvia-composer-brochure/2008/02/11/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:52:41 +0000 Garth http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-your-ipod-61-new-3dvia-composer-brochure/2008/02/11/ http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-your-ipod-61-new-3dvia-composer-brochure/2008/02/11/feed/ 00:01:01 This week I bring to you a special Monday podcast: our brand new 3DVIA Composer brochure. This version has been optimized for electronic distribution. High-resolution ... This week I bring to you a special Monday podcast: our brand new 3DVIA Composer brochure. This version has been optimized for electronic distribution. High-resolution printed copies will be available soon. 3DVIA,,News,,Podcasts 3DVIA no No http://www.3dmojo.com/news/3dvia-your-ipod-61-new-3dvia-composer-brochure/2008/02/11/http://www.3dmojo.com/podpress_trac/feed/637/0/3dvia_composer_brochure_1801_smallest.pdf http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetFeedData?uri=3DMojo